Preparing for Your Job Interview

Preparing for Your Job InterviewHave you recently landed a job interview, from oneof the job listings that you applied to? If youhave, when is your interview scheduled? If yourinterview is scheduled to take place in a few daysor even in a few hours, are you prepared for it?What you may not know is that most job applicantsaren 抰. To make sure that you are prepared foryour interview, you will want to continue readingon.

When it comes to hiring an applicant, there aremany interviewers who do place a large focus onpersonal appearance. This focus on personalappearance doesn 抰 just focus on beauty, buthygiene as well. Employers want to hire workerswho will give their business a good publicperception. That is why it is important that yougive that good perception, especially in aninterview. When attending a job interview, youwill want to make sure that you are professionallydressed, either in a pant suit or a dress. Makesure that your hair is well kept as well. In fact,you may want to think about buying a new outfitor getting your hair done before your interviewis scheduled to take place.Before your interview, you may also want to makea trip to the store to purchase some neededsupplies, if you don 抰 already own them. Thesesupplies may include a notebook, writing utensils,and a thank you note. As for the notebook and a

writing utensil, you may want to take notes duringyour interview. If you applied to more than onejob listing, you may have multiple interviewsscheduled. Taking notes during your interviewswill help you keep all of them straight. Also,taking notes during a job interview makes you lookas if you are more interested in the job. It isalso shows a side of you that says 揑 amprofessional and always prepared.?As for the thank you note, which was mentionedabove, you will want to send a thank you note toyour interviewer. A thank you note may also helpto create a good, positive impression of yourself.With thank you notes, many have intentions ofsending them, but not everyone ends up doing so.Having a standard thank you note already filledout and ready to go is ideal. In fact, you mayalso want to drop it off at the post off rightafter your interview has been completed. Ofcourse, make sure that you don 抰 drop it offbeforehand. Should the mail be delivered early

or your interview needs to be rescheduled, you maybe embarrassed with the early delivery of a thankyou note, for an interview that never evenoccurred yet.As you likely already know, job interviews arewhere hiring employers are able to learn as muchas they can about you. This is often done by askinga series of questions. The questions that you areasked during a job interview will tend to vary,but most are likely focused around your goals andyour work ethics. For instance, you may be askedto describe you strengths and your weaknesses,your goals in life, your desire to move up thecorporate ladder and such. Even if thesequestions are expected to be asked, it can benerve-wracking when they are actually asked. Thatis why you may want to do a number of practiceinterviews. These practice interviews work bestwith another person, like a family member or afriend, but you can also do them by yourself, likein front of a mirror. Practicing your responses

before a job interview is one of the best ways tomake sure that your answers come out exactly theway that you wanted them to.The above mentioned preparation tips are just afew of the many that you may find useful, when itcomes to preparing for a job interview. If youare hoping to schedule multiple interviews, youmay want to invest in resource guides that focuson successfully mastering the interview process,as that interview process is often the decidingfactor in whether or not you get hired.PPPPPWord Count 692